Math....it's a fact!


From the 100% Fact challenge. See all 469 entries (closed)

(avid, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:08, archived)

There's no facts there sonny ;)

( supermoore: HUNG, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:09, archived)

Whilst you may have put in the little recurring symbol
0.333recurring is but an approximation of 1/3
( HP SPEEDCORE!, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:09, archived)

While we're being pedantc,
we should probably say welcome, for 'tis his/her first post.

Welcome :)
( supermoore: HUNG, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:10, archived)

Fair enough.
Bienvenue a b3ta. Pullez vous up un petit chat.
( HP SPEEDCORE!, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:11, archived)

Oops, hadn't realized.
Welcome!
(tungazzio the occasionally present, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:11, archived)

Not true.
If the 3s in 0.333 were continued to infinitum you would reach 1/3.
(tungazzio the occasionally present, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:11, archived)

Yes.
1=.9 continued to infinitum.
(tungazzio the occasionally present, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:10, archived)

You can prove anything with facts...
...except for that.
( Mystery_Bob, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:10, archived)

but each of those .333 is probably more accurately
described as the limit of x as x tends to (1/3)

is it? meh. too early.
( Sargant, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:10, archived)

Surds!

Sorry, I'll wash my mouth out.
( supermoore: HUNG, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:11, archived)

Thank you
I knew there was a proper word for it.
( HP SPEEDCORE!, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:12, archived)

my maths teacher used to have a good one
What's the favourite geometric shape of the Monty Python bunch?

The polygon.
( Sargant, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:13, archived)

Surely...
..it's merely an inadequacy of the decimal counting system.

Could it be more accurately displayed in, say, base 12?
( Mystery_Bob, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:12, archived)

maybe
probably more accurately described as "i'm going to breakfast".
( Sargant, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:13, archived)

I'll go for that
that sort of approximation makes my life easier all the time :)
( kitty meow meow, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:12, archived)

The main downfall there,
is limiting the final statement. If the 1.99999 was reccuring, I could live with it easier. ;)
( supermoore: HUNG, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:13, archived)

hehehehe :)

( kitty meow meow, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:16, archived)

What are you talking about??
I think you should take a second look....u been looking at the monitor for too long
(avid, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:18, archived)

umm
Or shall I say, hit refresh
(avid, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:19, archived)

any points for the cool font???
Doesn't that last 1 go somewhere?
(avid, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:15, archived)

cool font points
are probably limited to when you make the font yourself, instead of download it from Ray Larabie ;)
( JustHere, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:45, archived)

Damn u
:)
(avid, Thu 30 Oct 2003, 8:50, archived)